I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.

Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.

Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.

Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more

Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.

More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.

While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.

While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.

The Mill gets by going.

The Mill gets by going.